Bad Beer and High Prices

On this episode of Bad Beer and High Prices, Ethan and Jim Buckman and Kate Sorrento discuss the new fad in craft beer, hard seltzers. Also, they chat about the process of making hard seltzers, Stickman Brews efforts in the craft seltzer space, what makes a bad hard seltzer and end the show with an "Untapped Review of the Week" that chats about one of our seltzers.

On this episode of Bad Beer and High Prices, Ethan and Jim Buckman and Kate Sorrento also welcome Bart Kaminski of Hop Hedz Gear to discuss the craft beer distribution system. Also, they chat about beer reps, where you can find Stickman Brews outside of the taprooms and end the show with an "Untapped Review of the Week" that confuses us to no end.

On this episode of Bad Beer and High Prices, Ethan and Jim Buckman and Kate Sorrento discuss the food pairings. Also, they discuss the bs nature of entry-level cicerone programs, what to drink with your dinner, talk about beer pairings at Stickman, and end the show with an "Untapped Review of the Week" that agitates the crew to no end.

On this episode of Bad Beer and High Prices, Ethan and Jim Buckman and Kate Sorrento also welcome Bart Kaminski of Hop Hedz Gear to discuss the state of the craft beer market. Also, they chat about the demise of the beer fest, and end the show with an "Untapped Review of the Week" sure to leave you scratching your head.

On this episode of Bad Beer and High Prices, Ethan and Jim Buckman and Kate Sorrento discuss the nuance of hops, every beer drinkers' favorite flower. Also, they discuss hop contracts, how breweries deceive customers with their hop marketing, and end the show with an an atypically positive "Untapped Review of the Week".

On this episode of Bad Beer and High Prices, Ethan and Jim Buckman and Kate Sorrento take on the science of getting drunk. Also, they delve into PA Liquor Laws, the Beer Fest culture in the United States, and end the show with the "Untapped Review of the Week".

On the Season 1 Finale of Bad Beer and High Prices, Jim and Ethan Buckman and Kate Sorrento talk about things we hate in the brewing scene. These things include customers hitting on our staff, discuss children in breweries, and terrible customer jokes.

In this episode of Bad Beer and High Prices, Ethan and Jim Buckman and Kate Sorrento take on pubs, talking about the ideologies they've employed in creating the Stickman culture. Ethan and Jim also share some choice words for people who bury themselves in their cell phones at the pub. We end the episode with an "Untapped Review of the Week" that explains why our beers with the funniest names are clearly the worst.

In the latest episode of Bad Beer and High Prices, Ethan and Jim Buckman and Kate Sorrento take on working in a brewery, talking about the cost-cutting measures some breweries take with their staff. Ethan and Jim share some choice words about brewery internships and discuss the ideologies they have implemented with the staff at Stickman. We end the episode with an "Untapped Review of the Week" that debates the body of IPAs and Stouts.

In the latest episode of Bad Beer and High Prices, Ethan and Jim Buckman and Kate Sorrento take on technical brewing, describing the nuance in brewing different types of beer. Ethan shares the process of brewing at Stickman, including why New England IPAs are the easiest beer to brew. We end the episode with an "Untapped Review of the Week" that questions the differences between a tripel and a pilsner.

In the most colorful episode to date, Ethan and Jim Buckman and Kate Sorrento take on rating apps, describing the significant issues that are associated with the "Average Joe" reviewing Stickman and other breweries. After this, we highly doubt that Untapped and Yelp are going to become sponsors of the show.

Stickman Brews is proud to release the seventh edition of their podcast “Bad Beer and High Prices”, this time discussing fruit and adjunct beers.On the show, Jim and Ethan Buckman are joined by Kate Sorrento for a discussion all about the fruit beers and the difficulty of using fruit in the brewing process.During the episode, the crew also discuss some peers in the industry that do fruit beers well and have an "Untapped Review of the Week" that features colorful language to say the least.

Stickman Brews is proud to release the sixth edition of their podcast “Bad Beer and High Prices”, this time discussing farmhouse beers.On the show, Jim and Ethan Buckman are joined by Kate Sorrento for a discussion all about the farmhouse style being one of the most misunderstood beer styles known to man.During the episode, the crew also discuss how the New England IPA craze has developed from the farmhouse style and have an "Untapped Review of the Week" that features a special two-for-one.

On the fifth episode of the Stickman Brews Podcast "Bad Beer and High Prices", Ethan and Jim Buckman and Kate Sorrento discuss the history of Belgian beers, specifically discussing the nuances of the style, breweries that do Belgians well, and have an "Untapped Review of the Week" for the ages.

On the fourth episode of the Stickman Brews Podcast "Bad Beer and High Prices", Ethan and Jim Buckman and Kate Sorrento discuss the history of sour beers, specifically discussing some of the countries historically that have made the style, the trend that are sour beers in recent years, and debut the "Untapped Review of the Week" segment to close the show.

On the third episode of the Stickman Brews Podcast "Bad Beer and High Prices", Ethan and Jim Buckman and Kate Sorrento discuss the history of stouts and porters in the beer industry. They also talk about the good (and not so good)of the style in their opinions and discuss Stickman's contributions.

On the second episode of the Stickman Brews Podcast "Bad Beer and High Prices", Ethan and Jim Buckman and Kate Sorrento discuss the history of lagers, the India Pale Lager craze, and what it really means to put corn syrup in a beer.

Jim and Ethan Buckman are joined by Kate Sorrento for a discussion all about IPAs, with a particular look at craft beer’s biggest trend, New England-style IPAs.During the episode, the group discusses how NEIPAs are made, the hype surrounding the style, and how Stickman Brews has adapted to consumer demand over the years.Also on the podcast, we discuss a variety of other topics:The history of IPAs-The way NEIPAs are brewed and what the true flavors are-The group’s favorite IPAs-Our least favorite Untapped comments of the month